Horse-detacher



(No Model.)

G. T. PARKER. HORSE DETAOHER.

Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

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A i M ATTORNEY.

Nirnn STATES ATENT @rrroE.

(.TEORGE 'l. PARKER, (ll GLAM HHY, KENTYFKY.

HORSE-DETACHER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 399,434, dated March 12,1889.

Application filud June 28, 1888.

To a whom it 71mg concern/.-

Ee it known that I, GEORGE T. PARKER, of Glasgow, in the county ofBarren and State of Kentuokydiave in vented anew and useful Improvementin Horse-Detaohers, of which the following is a specit'icatitm.

My invention is inv the nature of an improt'emcnt in horse-detachers,providing, in

connection with a lmldhaek-hool; for use on vehicle-shafts, a dog, and an'esser acting: on said dog to secure the same in position in Serial No.278,488. (No model.)

% holdbacl; without the necessity of separate such manner that the ringconnected with the breeching-strap may be conveniently adjusted into thehook and may be released therefrom i the breeching; when desired, thespring and when the horse moves forward out of the shafts after thetraces have been unfastened.

The invention consistsin certain novel constructions and combinations ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved detacher inplace on a thill. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, part in section, of thedetacher; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on about line .1: .11, Fig. 0

The holdbackhook A is scoured, in practice, to the shaft, usually to theunder side thereof,

oted to the hook and has a recess or notch, (7, fitted to receive thering 111, and formed in 1 front and rear of said recess withprojtw'ting' hearings or arms 17, against which the ring engages in itsnn'ivement into and out of thc hook.

On its rear or inner side the dog has faces (1 d engaged by the presserin the opened and closed positions of the hook, the said pivots, thuscheapening' construction.

t will be seen from the foregoing that the holdbaok will secure the ringat the end of 1 dog serving to prevent the ring jolting or jarring outof the hook, and the spring keeping the dog from rattling; but when thetraces are released and the horse moves forward out of the shafts thedog, will by the forward draftof the breeching-ring thereon be ad justed to release said hook, as will be understood from the foregoing andthe accompanying drawings.

It will be understood that in practice one of the improved holdbacks isattached to each shaft.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- Theimprovement in holdbacks, substan' tially as herein described,consisting of the body having hook (I and mortise G, and provided in theside walls of such mortise with grooves g, the dog I), provided with thelateral pivotlugs g entering the grooves g, and the presser engagingdog- D, substantially as set forth.

GEORGE T. PAR-KER.

Vitnesscs:

C. P. EASTON, F. J. FISHBACK.

